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Native America Calling: Balancing economic safety and development for payday loan businesses on tribal land
Monday, February 3, 2025

Balancing economic safety and development for payday loan businesses on tribal land
A Wisconsin tribe agreed to stop operating an online high-interest loan operation in neighboring Minnesota in a lawsuit settlement just announced.

But the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and several other tribal nations still insist on their sovereign ability to operate the businesses, despite laws in several states working to prevent consumers from falling victim to interest rates that reach up to 800% in some cases.

Join Native America Calling to talk about the struggle between tribes’ ability to operate unrestricted payday loan business — and the ongoing efforts to regulate damaging loan businesses.

Guests on Native America Calling
Sharon Small (Northern Cheyenne), executive director of People’s Partner for Community Development in Minnesota

Miranda Lente (Isleta Pueblo), loan officer for Tiwa Lending Services in New Mexico

Barry Brandon (Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma), commissioner for The Muscogee Nation Office of Public Gaming in Oklahoma

Nathalie Martin, professor of law at the University of New Mexico School of Law in New Mexico

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